around town today
free art openings:
keith haring ‘heaven and hell’ @ skarstedt (thru 4/18) >>color>
group show: ‘rip day: celebrating the lost but not forgotten diy spaces of brooklyn’ @ cloud city (thru 3/15) >>color>
group show ‘selma march’ @ steven kasher gallery (thru 4/18) >>color>
10am-10pm (thru 3/5): fiercely curious celebrates its first anniversary with a 3600 square foot pop-up art + design boutique featuring 40 brooklyn based artists and makers. tonight’s closing night bazaar (6pm-midnight) includes discounts and samples for sale. 317 3rd ave (gowanus), free admission. >>color>
5pm: the new school hosts a free public symposium on the high line’s impact. >>color>
5:30pm (+ 3/6 8:30am-5:45pm): climate injustice: are there solutions? seriously, are there? hunter college’s roosevelt house, free (rsvp). >>color>
6pm: learn how to build your professional network with linkedin and use it in your job search from career coach john crant at nypl sibl. free. >>color>
6pm: associate professor of nutrition, food studies, and public health amy bentley discusses her book, inventing baby foodcolor>: taste, health, and the industrialization of the american diet. the new school, free. >>color>
6pm: dick byrne, research professor in the school of psychology at scotland’s st. andrews university, discusses the evolution of the human brain and how the ‘great leap’ of acquiring language took place. amnh’s kaufmann theater, free, >>color>
6-9pm (monthly): galleries stay open late during the dumbo first thursday gallery walk. free. >>color>
6:30pm: a panel of food writers, purveyors and restaurant owners discusses the connection between jewish food and memory. scheduled to appear: noah bernamoff (mile end delicatessen), eve jochnowitz (the vilna vegetarian cookbook annotator), mark russ federman (russ + daughters), laura silver (knish: in search of the jewish soul food), julia moskin (the new york times food reporter). $16 general, $12 students/seniors. >>color>
6pm doors: chef showdown: three chefs create two unique appetizers, and you get to taste and judge who’s best. admission includes a glass of beer or wine, coconut water, and hors d’oeuvres. sullivan thompson (167 bleecker st.), $10 with promo code ‘theskint’ (reg. $20). >>color>
6:30pm: new york times op-ed columnist and pulitzer prize-winner nicholas d. kristof and pulitzer prize-winning journalist sheryl wudunn look at the ways organizations and individuals tackle social injustice around the world, and how we can become more engaged and effective global citizens, in their book, a path appears: transforming lives, creating opportunitycolor>. bhs, $10. >>color>
6:30pm: author and artist michael benson gives an illustrated lecture chronicling the depiction of humankind’s visualization of the cosmos throughout historycolor> in his book, cosmigraphics: picturing space through time. nypl mid-manhattan, free. >>color>
6:30pm (thursdays thru 3/26): the architectural league’s annual ‘emerging voices’ lecture series spotlights individuals and firms. $10. >>color>
7pm: columbia university’s earth institute director and author jeffrey sachs presents his new book, the age of sustainable developemnt, at b+n 82nd + broadway. free. >>color>
7pm: genetics vs altitude: what makes coffee delicious? intelligentsia coffee and tea vp geoff watts discusses green coffee farms, with a tasting to follow. housing works, free. >>color>
7pm: libby o’connell, history channel svp and chief historian, discusses her book, the american plate: a culinary history in 100 bitescolor>, followed by a signing and reception. american folk art museum, $12. >>color>
7pm: deliciously ella blogger ella woodward shares plant-based and gluten-free recipes in her new cookbook discussion at powerhouse arena. free. >>color>
7pm (weekly): jiji lee hosts the split personality storytelling and character open mic show at williamsburg’s over the eight. tonight’s guests: jsudi green (reductress) and dawn fraser (ted@nyc talk). free. >>color>
7pm (+ 4/2): adult language school fluent city hosts a free screening of crouching tiger, hidden dragon (2000) at videology, and raffles off a $100 gift certificate towards group classes. the series ends 4/2 with life is beautiful. >>color>
7pm (weekly): bow tie cinemas screens in a lonely place (1950), starring humphrey bogart, gloria grahame, and frank lovejoy, as part of its ‘chelsea classics’ series. $8. >>color>
7pm: the annual irish heritage concert at st. patrick’s cathedral features traditional and contemporary irish music by the st. patrick’s cathedral choir, the washington square harp and shamrock orchestra, mick moloney + friends, and the cathedral organ. free. >>color>
7:30pm: the sticky series presents 10-minute plays in park slope’s beauty bar. $10 adv, $15 door. >>color>
7:30pm doors, 8pm show: tonight’s edition of the northern discomfort comedy show at the stand features jessica kirson (last comic standing, comedy central), nate bargatze (letterman, comedy central), mike lawrence (comedy central), nore davis (comedy central), and wali collins (letterman). hosted by josh carter and ray devito. $5 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $15). >>color>
7:30pm doors, 8pm show (weekly): the myrtle comedy show at clinton hill’s splitty features jeffrey joseph (comedy central), erik bergstrom (the new yorker illustrator), tom mccaffrey (adventures in comedy), john early (30 rock, ‘showgasm’ host), sabrina jalees (comedy central), and kenny zimlinghaus joining host greg johnson. $5. >>color>
8pm (ends today): comedian/writer giulia rozzi (‘stripped stories’) fesses up about being a depressed, drunk, coward that said ‘i do’ when she should have said ‘i don’t’ in her acclaimed solo show, bad bridecolor>. treehouse theater, $8. >>color>
8pm (monthly): the pacific stand-up comedy show at pacific standard in gowanus/park slope features josh gondelman (john oliver), jena friedman (the daily show), erik bergstrom (the new yorker illustrator), naomi ekperigin (comedy central ‘comics to watch’), and arthur meyer (fallon). hosted by matt koff (the daily show writer) and brendan mclaughlin (best week ever writer). free. >>color>
8pm: eula plays an lp release show at palisades with no bra, gull, and martin bisi martin bisi, algis kizys, bob bert, and ian campbell. $7. >>color>
8pm doors, 8:30pm show: lilly wolf, bridges and powerlines, eunice, and shane maux play a free show at the paper box. >>color>
8pm doors, 9pm show: arcade fire’s will butler and teen play bowery ballroom. $16. >>color>
8pm doors, 9pm show: hundred waters and mitski play mhow. $15 adv, $17 dos. >>color>
8:45pm: montreal nine-piece electrofunk band busty and the bass plays rockwood music hall’s stage 2. $10. >>color>
9pm doors: dead leaf echo, boom said thunder, and gingerlys play the cobra club. $5. >>color>
9:30pm: strong female lead presents a free screening of butterfield 8 (1960) at videology. >>color>
10pm-2am (thursdays thru 4/30): art battles! lpr, $10. >>color>
thru 3/7: the 17th annual craic festival of new irish music and film, which includes a liam neeson q+a gala, includes after parties every night with free stella artois beer. tribeca cinemas and mercury lounge, $15-30. >>color>
thru 3/8: reps from 40 companies and incubators located in the brooklyn tech triangle host an entrepreneurship symposium, career panels, open office tours, and a mentorship hackathon during the second annual tech u. various locations, free (rsvp). >>color>
thru 3/8: it’s armory arts weekcolor>! art shows worth checking out:
thru 3/8: spring/break. skylight at moynihan station, $10. >>color>
thru 3/8: the art show. park avenue armory, $25. >>color>
thru 3/8: the (un)scene art show. 549 w. 52nd st., free. >>color>
thru 3/8: the armory show. piers 92 + 94, $45 general, $30 students/seniors. >>color>
thru 3/8: moving image. waterfront new york tunnel event space, free. >>color>
thru 3/8: pulse new york contemporary art fair. the metropolitan pavilion, $25 general, $15 students/seniors. >>color>
3/6-7: volta ny. pier 90, $25 general, $20 students. >>color>
3/6-8: art on paper. pier 36, free-$10 herecolor> (plus ticket fees, reg. $25). >>color>
3/6-8: clio art fair. 508-526 w. 26th st., free. >>color>
3/6-8: independent. 548 w. 22nd st., $20. >>color>
3/6-8: scope. 639 w. 46th st., $30. >>color>
check our website for ongoing events. >>color>
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coming up
3/6 4-10pm: unplug + pong: play 30 minutes of free ping pong when you check in your mobile device at spin. >>color>
3/6 6, 8pm (+ 3/7 @ 5, 7pm): this is your brain on yoga: see how yoga impacts your mind with brain scans before and class. bring your own mat, cash only. babycastles, $18-20 scan only, $35-40 class + scan. >>color>
3/6 6-10pm: 10 bushwick art spaces stay open late for the bi-annual ’beat nite’ art-stroll (free admission). $10 after-party at the vasquez includes a drink. >>color>
3/6 6:30pm doors, 7pm start (monthly): the new york society for ethical culture hosts a screening and discussion of the ethical issues presented in the film juno (2007). $5 suggested donation includes snacks and beverages. >>color>
3/6 7pm: f*ck that movie! comedians/haters joel kim booster (the toast), anna drezen (reductress) and a panel of guests discuss the movies they hate most. videology. $5. >>color>
3/6 7-9pm: test your nyc geographical smarts at the eighth annual panorama challenge. queens museum, $15. >>color>
3/6 7-10pm: free cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served at the opening of the smartglamour pop-up shop launch event, which features clothing sizes xxs-6x. 436 e. 9th st. (bet. 1st ave and ave a) >>color>
3/6 7pm-1am: steampunk masquerade ball at lovecraft bar: magic, burlesque, mind reading, fashions, bands, djs, and more. bonus: the first 50 folks get a free cthulhu shot. free admission before 7pm, $10 after. >>color>
3/6 7pm-1am (fri-sat, weekly): the weekly brooklyn night bazaar night market brings bands, food, drinks, vendors, light installations, mini golf, ping pong and skee-ball to a 24,000 sq ft warehouse. this week’s live music comes from brother joscephus and the love revolution, stumblebum brass band, underground horns, the world, inferno friendship society, runny, joey steel and the attitude adjusters, and penguin. free admission. >>color>
3/6 8pm doors, 9pm show (thru 3/8): happy birthday johnny cash: alex battles + the whiskey rebellion celebrate the man in black’s 83rd at the bell house. $15+. >>color>
3/6 9:30pm: the princess bride… entirely from memory: seven performers attempt to recreate the story of the princess bride, from memory. without knowing which role they’ll have until the show. with audience-written lines. and with random sound effects added in. videology, $10. >>color>
3/6 10pm: caption contest live! improviser/comedian tamara nolte hosts a 45-minute live version of her online caption contest. the annoyance theatre + bar, $5. >>color>
3/6 10pm: the french kiss party presents andrés, aurora halal, and jan woo at good room. $10-15 adv, $20 door. >>color>
3/6 11pm: djs brian blackout (head on, ydh2s) and doctor mister (feeling gloomy, ydh2s) spin soul, funk, mod, psych, disco, glam, prog, arena rock, and muscly-armed disco at their release the beast dance party. the grand victory, free. >>color>
3/6-12: film forum screens a new restoration of grey gardens, the classic 1976 documentary of jackie o’s reclusive relatives living in a decaying east hampton mansion. $13.50. >>color>
3/6-15: film festivals and series:
3/6-7: cinefest 2015: hispanic film festival. the new school, free. >>color>
3/6-12: 20th annual rendez-vous with french cinema. fslc, bam, ifc, various prices. >>color>
3/6-13: ‘see it big! high and wide.’ momi, $12. >>color>
3/6-15: screenwriters and the blacklist. anthology, $10 general, $8 students/seniors. >>color>
sales, deals, freebies
ends today: take an extra 20% off up to three local groupon deals with promo code ‘triple’. >>color>
$30-40 to spend on food and drinks at fools gold nyc in the les for $15-20. >>color>
stream new albums from purity ring, pearson sound, matthew e. white, omar sosa, and heems on npr. >>color>
ticket deals
mozart’s coronation mass (3/21) and robert ray’s gospel mass (3/30) at carnegie hall for $5-10 ($110 value). >>color>
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